The 2025 Ligue 1 fixtures will be announced later this month, with the release date for the newly expanded third tier schedule confirmed as Tuesday 26 November.

League 1 had just nine clubs in 2024, with champions Oldham and play-off winners Hunslet both promoted to the Championship.

They have, however, been replaced by Whitehaven and Dewsbury Rams, with Swinton Lions and Goole Vikings also involved in the third tier next season.

Haven, Dewsbury and Swinton were all relegated from the Championship in 2024, with the Lions losing in the promotion/relegation final at home to Hunslet and then seeing head coach Alan Kilshaw resign.

Goole, meanwhile, is a newcomer to the ‘professional’ section of the British gaming pyramid. reigned supreme in the RFL’s bid process for a community club to join League One in 2025.

As a result of all of the above, the third tier now has two additional clubs involved, bringing the total number of participants to 11.

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2025 Ligue 1 fixture release date confirmed as third tier prepares to grow

And if the actors involved had already been confirmed, the date by which they will all know their 2025 calendar has been approved.

Keighley Cougarsabsent from the play-offs after finishing 2nd in 2024, published a press release on Wednesday afternoon which details some key dates relating to the 2025 campaign.

One of those dates was the fixture’s release on November 26.

The 11 clubs in next year’s third tier are listed alphabetically below…

• Cornwall
• Dewsbury Rams (relegated from the Championship)
• Goole Vikings (NEW)
• Keighley Cougars
• Midlands hurricanes
• Newcastle Thunder
• North Wales Crusaders
• Rochdale Hornets
• Swinton Lions (relegated from the Championship)
• Whitehaven (relegated from the championship)
• Town of Workington

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